Outdoor Opportunities

Check out Ms. Wirch and friends touring 3 different skateparks in the area, here.

Skate Parks in the area

Great for Beginners

Thelen Park-8516 Winn Rd, Spring Grove, IL 60081

Veteran's Park-698 Fellows Rd, Genoa City, WI 53128

For More Advanced Riders

Ryan Buss Zone Skate Park-330 Knox Dr, McHenry, IL 60050

Others Worth Exploring***

Lake Geneva Skatepark-600 Waverly St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147

Round Lake Skatepark-1911 N Orchard Ln, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073

Fox Lake Skatepark-301 S. Rt 59 Fox Lake IL 60041

***Ms. Wirch has not been to these.

disc Golf

Parks:

Lippold Park in Crystal Lake, IL

Fel-Pro RRR in Cary, IL

Raintree Park-Woodstock, IL

Hannah Beardsley Middle School-Crystal Lake, IL

McHenry High School West-McHenry, IL

Prairie Ridge High School-Crystal Lake, IL

Camp Henry Horner-Ingleside, IL

Central Park-Grayslake, IL

Fairfield Park-Round Lake, IL

Tim Osmond Sports Complex-Antioch, IL

Fox River Grey Fox-Silver Lake, WI

More info:

Professional Disc Golf Course Association

Disc Golf Course Review

***I have not golfed at any of these courses. Please call ahead to check availability.

Gaga ball fun for the family

Nearby Gaga Ball Pits

Wheatland Center School Lake Geneva Middle School

Chauncey Hill Duker School - McHenry Edgebrook Elementary - McHenry

Stanton Public Schools - Antioch William L Thompson School

Olive C Martin Elementary School Millburn Middle School

Meadowview School - Grayslake Woodview School - Grayslake

Lindenhurst Park District Nippersink Middle School

Full set of directions here, or watch this video.

***This list is from Coach Cliff's Gaga Ball Pits out of Waukegan. There could be more in the area. You might want to call the school before using the pit since there are a lot of school closures right now. Please email hwirch@nsd2.com if you find other pits nearby.

Parkour in the area

Axiom Parkour-Elkhorn, WI

Meineke Park Challenge Course-Schaumburg, IL

Fox Club is free!

The Fox Club (Families Outside Xploring) is free and comes with a backpack, journal, activities, site map, informational brochures, and tons of resources. Plus, they get a bi-monthly newsletter with seasonal activities and invitations to club gatherings 6x a year which I think is currently virtual.

Click here to register.

FREE for 4th Grade-National Park Pass

"Marvel at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the Florida Keys, and the Frederick Douglass house. Listen to wolves howl. Walk in dinosaur tracks. Look up into the inky night sky, and reach for the stars! These sites belong to all of us - including you. [The program] Every Kid Outdoors was created so fourth graders and their families could discover our wildlife, resources, and history for free." More info here.

Fifth graders can get in free at interior public lands, too!